True or myth? Xiaomi tested whether a thunderstorm affects the operation of a smartphone

The other day Xiaomi What happens if you rub toothpaste into a smartphone display - Xiaomi explains whether rubbing toothpaste can "resurrect" a scratched and cracked gadget display (spoiler: no). The company continues to debunk myths in its new video.

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This time, Xiaomi tested the myth that a smartphone can be damaged when used during a thunderstorm. To do this, representatives of the company conducted an experiment with a Tesla coil, which is used to create AC low current electricity and in this case acts to simulate lightning.

As a result, the smartphone (it seems Xiaomi 12S) continued to play video without any interruptions or problems during "lightning strikes". The electric shocks also did not affect the quality of phone calls from the same phone. Thus, it is proven: lightning has no effect on the operation of a smartphone. Although, of course, this does not mean that you can safely walk around during a thunderstorm: the gadget will not suffer, but the user will not.

Most likely, this myth originated in the days of corded phones, when fatal cases were indeed recorded. For example, a New Jersey teenager died in 1985 when lightning caused a power surge in his telephone wire. The electricity went into his ear, causing his heart to stop.

Source: Xiaomi